CURATORS at Bradford's Media Museum have received a "fantastic acquisition" from a descendant of Louis Le Prince, known as the father of cinematography.

Laurie Snyder, great great grand-daughter of the film-making pioneer, presented the museum with two frames of a historic film shot by Le Prince in Roundhay, Leeds, in the 1880s.

Curator Claire Hampton described the prints, which show the Le Prince family in Roundhay, as "pretty special".

The film from which they were taken was "the world's first home movie and shows the family walking around in circles", she said.

Ms Snyder, from Memphis, was in Yorkshire for the launch of The First Film, a documentary about Le Prince's story which has taken producer David Wilkinson 33 years to bring to the big screen.

It reveals why Le Prince is missing from the history books - he may have been murdered - and argues that Yorkshire should be recognised as the birthplace of motion pictures because of his work.

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Ms Snyder said she had enjoyed a "whirlwind tour of Yorkshire" and had been treated like a celebrity.

"Bradford is lovely, especially the beautiful architecture. I am staying at the Midland Hotel, which is truly beautiful. I'm having so much fun and have been treated like a celebrity."

Mr Wilkinson said his film contained a couple of scenes which featured Bradford.

"Bradford is extremely important to the story - it kept the story alive."